About
Shea House provides a language immersion environment to enhance students' linguistic and cultural competence in their target language and culture by offering quality programming with meaningful activities. The leadership of the Shea House facilitates multi-cultural and cross-cultural activities to prepare the residents and all associated language students of the UVA community to flourish in a global community.
Shea House, the residential on grounds community of 75-students learning (currently six) different languages, seeks a creative and proactive Programs Facilitator for the 2025-2026 academic year at the University of Virginia. The position is for one year with a possible renewal. Please visit the links provided in the following document for infomation to apply:
Apply to be Programs Facilitator 25-26
Apply to become part of the 2025-2026 Shea community Oct. 1 - Oct. 27 via the Housing Portal.
For information on becoming a Language Assistant click here.
Shea House: https://shea.virginia.edu
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Shea House Resident Interviews:
Halloween at Shea 2021
Testimonials from Shea residents:
Living here these past two years has truly been one of the most meaningful parts of my college experience. When I first moved in, I was mainly focused on improving my Korean, but what surprised me even more was how much connection and growth I found across all the pods. Even with so many different languages and cultures, there is so much love, friendship, and support here — Shea House has genuinely become a second home for me. Over these two years, my language skills have improved tremendously, but even more importantly, I have grown personally through the community Shea fosters. The conversations, the friendships, and the shared experiences have shaped me in ways I never expected. Being part of Shea has been a huge part of my journey at UVA, and I am so grateful for it.
-- Saniya Neupane, Shea Korean pod 25'